LOT 3564
Ottoman Polyhedral Bronze Weight of 50 Dirhams. Circa 18th-19th century AD.
Polyhedral bronze weight with blank faces. Pondera Online 11388. Condition as seen.(153gr, 28mm.).
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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English Coin Weight for the AV 'Crown of the Double Rose'. From circa 1526.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Crowned rose between two crowned Rs / Blank. Cf. Withers LSA p.35. 3.19gr, 15mm.
Condition as seen.
Found Yorkshire, UK. From the private collection of Robin Sykes, Yorkshire, UK, formed since the late 1990s. -
English Coin Weight for the AV Half Noble. From circa 1471.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Galley / Blank. 3.17gr, 16mm.
Condition as seen.
Found Yorkshire, UK. From the private collection of Robin Sykes, Yorkshire, UK, formed since the late 1990s. -
Babylonian Sphendonoid Hematite Weight of 5 Shekels. Late Bronze Age, circa 1500-1200 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
Grain-shaped weight stone with flat base. Hendin, Ancient Scale and Weights, p.137, 9. 45.53gr, 41mm x 22mm.
Condition as seen.
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s.
